Calculation of Pile Capacity based on Standard Penetration Test Data [IS 2911 (Part 1/Sec 2) : 2010] [ Clause B-1]

Enter values in yellow cells

No.
Value Unit Formula Used
Ultimate Laod Capacity of Pile, Qu = Ap(0.5DγNγ+PDNq) + ΣKi PDi tanδi Asi
A End-bearing Resistance of Pile
Dia of Pile (D) 0.50 m
Overall depth of Pile 25.00 m
Depth of Water Table below GL 9.00 m

Average unit weight of soil around Pile Tip (γ) 19.00 kN/m3
Average Unit Weight of Soil around Pile Shaft above
Water Table 17.50 kN/m3
Average Submerged Unit Weight of Soil around Pile
Shaft, below Water Table 7.50 kN/m3

Average N Value at Pile Tip (N) 30

Area of cross section of Pile (Ap) 0.19625 Sqm

Angle of internal friction of soil (Φ) 35.60 Degrees Φ (deg.) = 27.1+0.3N-0.00054N2

Nγ 52.00 Nq = e(πtanΦ) tan2(45+Φ/2) & Nγ = 2(Nq+1)

(Φ)

Nq 56.11 Nq = 0.1074*e(0.1758Φ)
Critical Depth 8.90 m 15D for Φ<=30, increasing to 20D for Φ>=
Adopt the lower of the actual depth & the critical
depth of Pile for calculating PD 8.90
Effective overburden pressure at Pile Tip (P D) 155.75 kN/m2
Unit End-bearing resistance 8986.00 kN/m2 0.5DγNγ + PDNq
Unit End-bearing resistance to be restricted to
11000 kN/m2 8986.00 kN/m2
Ultimate End Bearing Resistance of the Pile 1764 kN Ap* Unit End-bearing resistance

B Skin Friction Resistance of Pile Note : Break the layer at Water Table level also

Angle of internal
Length of Average
Segment (layerwise) friction of soil
segment N value
(Φ)

Unit m Degrees
1 2.00 10 30
 2 2.00 12 30.6
3 3.00 17 32
4 2.00 13 30.9
5 3.00 18 32.3
6 2.00 20 32.9
7 3.00 21 33.2
8 3.00 22 33.4
9 3.00 24 34
10 2.00 30 35.6
Total 25.00
C Ultimate Load Capacity of the Pile :A+B 4952 kN

D Safe Load Capacity of the Pile, using a Factor of

Safety of "3" : "C"/3 1651 kN
E Strctural Capacity of Pile
Grade of Concrete (fck) 30 N/mm2
Safe Load Capacity of the Pile based on the strength
of concrete : 0.25*fck*Ap 1472 kN

F Safe Load Capacity of the Pile = the lower of the

above two values 1472 kN

Notes :
1. Negative skin friction, if any, should be subtracted from the Safe Load Capacity at "D" above.
2. Break the layer at Water Table level
3. The loose soil at pile tip is assumed to have been completely flushed out, so that the pile tip is bearing in hard stratum

References :
(1) IS 2911 (Part 1/Sec 2) : 2010 Design and Construction of Pile Foundations Part 1 Concrete Piles Section 2 : Bored Cast
(2) Correlations of Soil and Rock Properties in Geotechnical Engineering - Jay Amaratunga et al (Springer India-2016)- P-10
(3) Structural Foundations Manual for Low-Rise Buildings - Atkinson, P-79,159
(4) Elements of Soil Mechanics - Smith & Smith, P-305
(5) IS 6403 : 1981 : Code of practice for determination of bearing capacity of shallow foundations
(6) Foundation Analysis and Design - Bowles (5e), P-895
(7) Tall Building Foundation Design-Poulos, P-116
(8) Foundation Engineering - P.C.Varghese
Part 1/Sec 2) : 2010] [ Clause B-1]

Formula Used Reference / Remarks

ANNEX B1 of Code (1)

Average of "N" values in a zone of about 8D above to 3D below the pile tip
(6)

Fig 1. of Code (5) [which is adopted in graphical form from Peck, Hanson,
Φ (deg.) = 27.1+0.3N-0.00054N2
and Thornburn (1974)], expressed in equation form by Wolff, 1989 (2)

e(πtanΦ) tan2(45+Φ/2) & Nγ = 2(Nq+1)*tan Table 1. of Code (5) [the values of which are computed from the equation of
Vesic (1974)]

Nq = 0.1074*e(0.1758Φ) FIG. 1 of Code (1) expressed as an Exponential function of Φ

for Φ<=30, increasing to 20D for Φ>=40 ANNEX B Notes No.5 of Code (1)

0.5DγNγ + PDNq

Tomlinson (1986)
Ap* Unit End-bearing resistance

er Table level also

Effective Asi (surface Unit Skin Friction Unit Skin Friction

Effective Unit-weight of Soil. area of pile Resistance
Overburden = Resistance to be
Use Submerged Weight Below
Water Table
Pressure at Centre shaft in the Ki*PDi*tanδi [δ = Φ restricted to 100
of the Layer (PDI) layer) (1),(7)
, Ki is taken as kN/m2 (3),(4)
1.0 for loose soil for
bored cast-in-situ
pile(3)]
kN/m3 kN/m2 m2 kN/m2 kN/m2
17.5 17.5 3.14 10.1 10.1
 17.5 52.5 3.14 31.05 31.05
17.5 96.25 4.71 60.14 60.14
17.5 140 3.14 83.79 83.79
7.5 168.75 4.71 106.68 100
7.5 187.5 3.14 121.3 100
7.5 206.25 4.71 134.97 100
7.5 228.75 4.71 150.83 100
7.5 251.25 4.71 169.47 100
7.5 270 3.14 193.3 100
Total

Clause 7.3.5 of the

Code (1)

"D" above.

the pile tip is bearing in hard stratum

Concrete Piles Section 2 : Bored Cast In-situ Concrete Piles

tunga et al (Springer India-2016)- P-100

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Total Skin Friction
for the Layer [Unit
Skin Friction
Resistance*Asi]
kN
31.71
97.5
283.26
263.1
471
314
471
471
471
314
3187.57
Calculation of Pile Capacity based on Standard Penetration Test Data [IS 2911 (Part 1/Sec 2) : 2010] : B-4 Meyerhof
Method
Enter values in yellow cells
No. Value Unit Reference / Remarks
Dia of Pile (B) 0.50 m
A End Bearing Resistance of Pile
Length of pile penetration ( below filled up
soil, if any) 22 m
Average of "N" values in a zone of about 8D
Average N value at pile tip 30
above to 3D below the pile tip

End Bearing Resistance of Pile =

13*N*(L/B*)Ap, limited to 130*N*Ap 765.38 kN B-4.1 of the Code read along with Foot note.
B Frictional Resistance of Pile
Average N value along pile shaft 22
Frictional Resistance of Pile = N' As/0.50 1519.76 kN B-4.1 of the Code
C Ultimate Load Capacity of the Pile = A+B 2285.14 kN

D Safe Load Capacity of the Pile, using a Factor

of Safety of "3" = "C"/3 761.71 kN
E Strctural Capacity of Pile
Grade of Concrete (fck) 30 N/mm2
Safe Load Capacity of the Pile based on the
strength of concrete : 0.25*fck*Ap 1471.875 kN Clause 7.3.5 of the Code

F Safe Load Capacity of the Pile = the lower

of the above two values 762.00 kN

Notes :
1. Negative skin friction, if any, should be subtracted from the Safe Load Capacity at "D" above.
Calculation of Pile Capacity based on Standard Penetration Test Data [IS 2911 (Part 1/Sec 2) : 2010] [ Clause B-2]
Enter values in yellow cells
No. Value Unit
Ultimate Laod Capacity of Pile, Qu = Ap Nc Cp + Σαi Ci Asi
Dia of Pile (B) 0.60 m
A End Bearing Resistance of Pile

Ap 0.283 m2
Average N value at pile tip 20
Cp = 6.0 N 120 kN/m2
Nc 9

End Bearing Resistance of Pile = Ap*Nc*Cp 305.64 kN

B Frictional Resistance of Pile

Length of Average N Ci = 6.0 N

Segment
segment (m) value (kN/m2)

6m-8m 2.00 8 48
8m-10m 2.00 10 60
10m-12m 2.00 11 66
12m-14m 2.00 9 54
14m-16m 2.00 12 72
16m-18m 2.00 11 66
18m-20m 2.00 13 78
20m-23m 3.00 10 60
23m-26m 3.00 17 102
26m-28m 2.00 20 120

C Ultimate Load Capacity of the Pile : A+B 2168.29 kN

D Safe Load Capacity of the Pile, using a Factor

of Safety of "3" : "C"/3 722.76 kN
E Strctural Capacity of Pile
Grade of Concrete (fck) 30 N/mm2
Safe Load Capacity of the Pile based on the
strength of concrete : 0.25*fck*Ap 2119.5 kN

F Safe Load Capacity of the Pile = the lower of

the above two values 723.00 kN

Notes :
1. Negative skin friction, if any, should be subtracted from the Safe Load Capacity at "D" above.
References :
(1) IS 2911 (Part 1/Sec 2) : 2010 Design and Construction of Pile Foundations Part 1 Concrete Piles Section 2 : Bore
(2) Correlations of Soil and Rock Properties in Geotechnical Engineering - Jay Amaratunga (Springer Inida-2016) : P-
t 1/Sec 2) : 2010] [ Clause B-2]
low cells
Reference / Remarks
B-2 of the Code.

Ref : (2) - Approximate

Fixed value as per the Code

αi (Fig.2 of Code expressed

in equation form : αi = -
2.541*10-7*Ci3 + Asi (m2) Skin friction B-2 & Fig.2 of the Code
0.0001344*Ci - 0.02439*Ci +
2
resistance =
1.7906 ) αi*Ci*Asi
(kN)
0.9 3.77 162.86
0.76 3.77 171.91
0.69 3.77 171.69
0.83 3.77 168.97
0.64 3.77 173.72
0.69 3.77 171.69
0.59 3.77 173.5
0.76 5.65 257.64
0.43 5.65 247.81
0.36 3.77 162.86
Total 1862.65 kN

Clause 7.3.5 of the Code

ty at "D" above.
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0.9
0.73
0.67
0.8
0.62
0.67
0.57
0.73
0.45
0.38
 Φ Nq from Fig.1 Nq by derived formula (fitting curve)
25.00 10 8.7
350
30.00 20 20.96
32.30 30 31.41 300
33.80 40 40.89
35.20 50 52.3 250 f(x) = 0.107437607306492 exp( 0.1758
36.20 60 62.35
36.90 70 70.51 200
37.70 80 81.16
150
38.50 90 93.42
39.00 100 102
100
42.50 200 188.73
44.60 300 273 50

0
20.00 25.00 30.00 35.00 40.00 4

Cu α from Fig.2 α by derived formula (fitting curve)

41 1 1.04 0 1.2
60 0.76 0.73 0.76
80 0.56 0.56 0.57 1
f(x) = − 0.00000025413678679626 x³ + 0.
100 0.44 0.45 0.44 − 0.0243866871922455 x + 1.79063101
120 0.37 0.38 0.36 0.8
140 0.32 0.33 0.31
160 0.28 0.29 0.29 0.6
180 0.27 0.26 0.27
200 0.26 0.24 0.26 0.4

0.2

0
20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180
(x) = 0.107437607306492 exp( 0.17582233798686 x )

Column
B

30.00 35.00 40.00 45.00 50.00

= − 0.00000025413678679626 x³ + 0.000134406058685321 x²
.0243866871922455 x + 1.79063101147795

Column B
Polynomial
(Column B)

0 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220